<p> Lake Dallas High School 2016-2017 School Year Foundations of College Algebra Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year! I am very excited to be your teacher this year, and hope you are excited as well! We have a lot to cover this year, so to begin you need to know what is expected from you, the student, and what to expect from me, the teacher. I am also including the supply list, as well as Remind 101 and Google Classroom information. Please contact me with any questions, concerns, or just to say hello. I am looking forward to this school year! </p><p>Best Wishes, L. Horton</p><p>Supplies:</p><p>● Paper (loose leaf) ● Pencils ● Box of Tissues ● Notebook or Composition book for notes ● Will take donations of markers, crayons, scissors, and glue for class use as well! ● It is highly recommended that you have access to a graphing calculator at home. We have TI 83 and TI 84 for in class use only.</p><p>Grading Policy: See also the Student Handbook 50%- Warm ups, Daily Work, Homework, Online Discussions 50% - Projects, Tests, Quizzes, Article Reviews NOTE: Tests and projects will be weighted as 2 grades each in the second category</p><p>Late Work: See also the Student Handbook One class late: 30% deduction in points and a Teacher Assigned Detention Two class late: 50% deduction in points, a Teacher Assigned Detention, and parent contact. I will not accept work more than two days late because of our block scheduling as this could mean the assignment is a week or more late. Students who are absent have the number of days they were absent to complete the work they missed and turn it in. After that the late work policy applies.</p><p>Tutoring: Tutoring is available before school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, after school on Mondays and Wednesdays, or by appointment. Falcon Library is available Mondays and Thursdays from 4-6:30 where students can get help if needed.</p><p>1 Tardies: When students are late to class it disrupts the learning environment, thus I expect students to be in their seats ready to learn when the bell rings. If this is not the case, the student will be considered tardy. Students will have to put their name in the tardy book each time they are tardy with the date and class period they were late.</p><p>1st tardy- Verbal Warning 2nd tardy- Verbal Warning and a teacher assigned detention 3rd tardy- Parent Phone Call and a teacher assigned detention 4th tardy- Parent Phone Call and a teacher assigned detention 5th tardy- Referral to Assistant Principal </p><p>Conference Time: 3rd Period A Days, feel free to contact me to set up a meeting during this time. My e-mail is [email protected] or you can call the front office at 940.497.4039</p><p>Website: My website has numerous resources for students, as well as missing assignments. Please use the LDHS website link to teacher pages to locate it. Once there, I encourage you to bookmark it for future reference.</p><p>Google Classroom: Google Classroom will be used and is mandatory for students. You can access it using your school assigned e-mail address. Regular access to a computer at home will not prevent students from being successful in my class.</p><p>Potential Schedule of Topics:</p><p>First Semester Week 1 Algebra 2 Review Week Complex & Imaginary 10 Numbers Week 2 Number Types & Sets Week Review Week 11 Week 3 Intro to Functions Week Exponential Functions 12 Week 4 Function Transformations Week Logarithmic Functions 13 Week 5 Inverse Functions Week Thanksgiving Break 14 Week 6 Review Week Week Properties of Logarithms 15 Week 7 Identifying Polynomials Week Exponential/Logarithmic 16 Models Week 8 Finding Zeros of Polynomials Week Review Week 17 Week 9 Division of Polynomials</p><p>2 Second Semester Week Radian and Degree Measures Week Systems of Linear Equations 18 The Unit Circle 29 Systems of Inequalities Week Week 19 30 Week Trigonometric Functions Week Vectors and Scalars 20 Trigonometric Graphs 31 Operations on Vectors Week Inverse Trigonometric Week Vector Spaces and 3D 21 Functions Law of Sines and 32 Coordinates Week Law of Cosines Review Week Intro to Matrices Matrix 22 Trigonometric Identities 33 Operations Determinant of Week Trigonometric Identities Week a Matrix Applications of 23 (Cont'd) Polar Coordinates 34 Determinants Finals Week Spring Break Week 24 35 Week Week 25 36 Week Week 26 37 Week Week 27 38 Week 28</p><p>Final Note: I plan on maintaining an atmosphere of mutual respect in my room. I will always provide time to help my students during class, given they give me time to teach during class. The more interruptions during instructional time, the more work students will have to complete outside of class. I will be contacting parents if student disruptions become a problem in my room, and will always be following policies outlined in the Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook.</p><p>Parents: Please fill out the next page and send it back with your child so I know you have seen and agree to my policies and procedures. Again, feel free to contact me with any questions or items of concern that you might have.</p><p>3 4 ______Student Name (print)</p><p>______Parent Name (s) (print)</p><p>______Phone Number(s) Where I Can Contact You</p><p>______E-mail Address(s)</p><p>______Parent Signature</p><p>Preferred method of communication: ᴑ e-mail ᴑ phone</p><p>Does your child have access to the internet at home? ᴑyes ᴑno</p><p>What are your goals for your child this school year? ______</p><p>Is there anything I need to know to help us achieve those goals? ______</p><p>Thanks for your cooperation; I look forward to working with you this school year.</p><p>L. Horton</p><p>5</p>